tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post4352545572280487865..comments2019-01-21T13:27:43.230-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Did Steve Jobs Hate the State?Robert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79839564166602883422013-09-15T22:04:26.910-04:002013-09-15T22:04:26.910-04:00I love Apple products.Tesla and Elon Musk
www.yout...I love Apple products.Tesla and Elon Musk<br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrzMdoKPPaA" rel="nofollow">www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrzMdoKPPaA</a><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-19916658082922726172012-10-12T09:29:04.358-04:002012-10-12T09:29:04.358-04:00I heard that Steve Jobs swapped his Mercedes for a...I heard that Steve Jobs swapped his Mercedes for a new one every few weeks/months - whatever the amnesty period is in California before you have to get plates for a new car.Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-62532554600927152522011-10-10T22:43:12.095-04:002011-10-10T22:43:12.095-04:00Steve Jobs may have had anti-state tendencies, but...Steve Jobs may have had anti-state tendencies, but if he hated the state he would have chipped in a measly $50,000,000 or so to Revolution PAC.Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771796668123438197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-23483552546618681212011-10-10T22:40:22.398-04:002011-10-10T22:40:22.398-04:00Steve registered his cars, but he didn&#39;t put t...Steve registered his cars, but he didn&#39;t put the plates on because he&#39;d lost a few to souvenir hunters. In California, they&#39;re not actually required, although you do have to have your registration with you if you get pulled over.<br /><br />As for him hating the State, I don&#39;t think that&#39;s the case, since he was the one who invited Al Gore to join Apple&#39;s board of Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-56372126750583784922011-10-09T07:54:47.949-04:002011-10-09T07:54:47.949-04:00It&#39;s clear that despite the reported change fr...It&#39;s clear that despite the reported change from Steve Jobs being a technically brilliant egomaniac and abrasive leader in his early years to a technically brilliant, more humble and far more subtle leader in his later years a couple things always remained:<br /><br />-His appreciation of intuitive design that serves the customers.<br />-His lifelong appreciation for production and wealth Michaelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-29568510375677415002011-10-09T07:08:09.550-04:002011-10-09T07:08:09.550-04:00Jobs is a Freedom-for-me-but-not-for-you kinda lib...Jobs is a Freedom-for-me-but-not-for-you kinda liberal guy...An Elitist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-7396337823895981122011-10-09T06:44:35.303-04:002011-10-09T06:44:35.303-04:00While Jobs might have been a 1960s-style liberal, ...While Jobs might have been a 1960s-style liberal, I still respect the way he kept his politics to himself, unlike the odious Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, et al.<br /><br />And even if he was, given his perfectionist bent, I really doubted there was a single politician he respected even one bit. He kept quiet because he had no choice but to work with rent-seeking politicians and bureaucrats (who areShimshonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04158609487960587917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-244078243269684602011-10-08T21:21:19.497-04:002011-10-08T21:21:19.497-04:00Wasn&#39;t he a Ayn rand fan?Wasn&#39;t he a Ayn rand fan?Bob Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388826619034753339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-81836562851247334382011-10-08T17:11:32.926-04:002011-10-08T17:11:32.926-04:00I&#39;ve worked with Apple and NeXT products since...I&#39;ve worked with Apple and NeXT products since 1985 -- especially NeXT. The impression I&#39;ve always had of Jobs -- and it&#39;s only an impression since I&#39;ve never done more than pass him in the hallway at a NeXT convention -- is that he&#39;s a 60&#39;s-style liberal. He would be rebellious over authority over his personal life, but embrace welfare-statism. That particular style ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-75862822525985809462011-10-08T15:10:19.472-04:002011-10-08T15:10:19.472-04:00He put Al Gore on the Apple board.He put Al Gore on the Apple board.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-30022268471060687552011-10-08T13:26:11.579-04:002011-10-08T13:26:11.579-04:00Yeah but..........I&#39;d like to know more about ...Yeah but..........I&#39;d like to know more about his stance on intellectual property laws and the entire anti-Libertarian government-supported IP racket.Jon Matonishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04111660030028727950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67740235929144097702011-10-08T13:20:35.865-04:002011-10-08T13:20:35.865-04:00The aesthetics of even the nicest cars are sadly a...The aesthetics of even the nicest cars are sadly already marred by the accommodations made for license plate mounts. Just look at the photo in the article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-67844527260849956362011-10-08T12:16:30.949-04:002011-10-08T12:16:30.949-04:00Coming from a computer tech who used to loathe App...Coming from a computer tech who used to loathe Apple until they turned around because of Jobs, I must say I&#39;ve grown an even fonder respect for the man in this light. Truly one of the greatest to have graced our time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-6047295763151041992011-10-08T11:59:35.500-04:002011-10-08T11:59:35.500-04:00I would agree with what you have stated for most o...I would agree with what you have stated for most of this. I love Apple products and hope that they continue producing them with the same attention to detail that Steve would have desired. But, Apple, under the leadership of Steve, was an expert at navigating the patent system. They are currently involved in some of the most anti-competitive state enforced lawsuits right now.Nick Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11748490458725383833noreply@blogger.com